Ghana vs OECD members: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
Ghana
39.5%
in 2023
OECD members
27.5%
in 2024
Ghana rank
15th
OECD members rank
17th
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time
- Ghana
- OECD members
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 39.5% against 27.5% in OECD members, a difference of 12.0%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.4 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was OECD members ahead.
Ghana ranks 15th and OECD members ranks 17th of 153 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and OECD members in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.2% | 29.6% | 12.4% | OECD members |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 24.3% | 2.9% | OECD members |
| 2010s | 32.9% | 23.9% | 9.0% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 40.5% | 27.0% | 13.5% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Ghana or OECD members?
- Ghana, at 39.5% against 27.5% in OECD members as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Ghana and OECD members?
- 12.0%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and OECD members?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and OECD members rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Ghana ranks 15th and OECD members ranks 17th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.